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The latest status symbol is showing off your eco-friendly lifestyle
Less meat, less commuting, and less driving — the UN wants you to flaunt your environmentally consc…
Hillary Hoffower
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Everyone's obsession with Wordle shows how the pandemic changed status symbols
Sharing your Wordle grid on Twitter signifies your cultural capital and knowledge to others, but on…
Hillary Hoffower
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Gen Z is trying to dress like they're 'old money,' and it's changing what status symbols look like
The old money aesthetic is a rebellion to new money, symbolizing the aristocratic upper crust and a…
Hillary Hoffower
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Sex and the City's newest accessory says a lot about how status symbols have changed over the past 20 years
Goodbye Hermes, hello WNYC tote bag: There's a new way to signal you're better than everyone else, …
Hillary Hoffower,Juliana Kapl…
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If we all agreed to buy less stuff, we could be happier and work fewer hours
The transition from a goods- to service-based economy is the next step in a more developed economy.…
Bartie Scott,Hillary Hoffower
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The elite's favorite status symbols have become way more expensive over the past 20 years
Education and health became status symbols with the rise of "discreet wealth" in the 2000s. They've…
Hillary Hoffower
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The pandemic has disrupted how the wealthiest Americans allocate the $7 trillion they spend in a quarter. Their hobby choices are already shaking the economy.
As the rich spend more time golfing and boating alone, they're creating an economic shift that coul…
Nick Lichtenberg,Hillary Hoff…
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Melinda Gates' divorce lawyer told us how he handles bitter splits between billionaire clients
Robert Stephan Cohen recently sat down with Insider for an exclusive interview. Here's what he told…
Michelle Mark
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A rise in discreet wealth is creating a new type of status symbol, and the elite are spending their money on 5 key lifestyle choices to keep up with it
"This new elite cements its status through prizing knowledge and building cultural capital, not to …
Hillary Hoffower
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Forget shiny Rolexes and Louis Vuitton handbags - rich people are investing more in education and health, and it shows that discreet wealth is the new status symbol
J.C. Pan of the New Republic wrote that parents are trying to reproduce their class position for th…
Hillary Hoffower
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The economy needs the wealthy to spend a lot more to get back on its feet
The pandemic economy was defined by solitary leisure activities, which left a huge hole in it. The …
Hillary Hoffower
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There's a key difference between wealth and status, and it comes down to who you're showing your money off for
"Wealth is often private," wrote Jonah Berger, marketing professor at the Wharton School of the Uni…
Hillary Hoffower
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Forget the Upper East Side - Manhattan's richest neighborhood is all about subtle wealth, and it shows a major evolution in how the elite are living
But the lack of pomp and grandeur among such Tribeca residents is part of the rise of discreet weal…
Hillary Hoffower
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Venezuela Got Their Gold From England In Weeks, But It'll Take Germany 7 Years To Get Their Gold From The US
GoldCore have long pointed out the real possibility that the world will return to some form of gold…
Goldcore Bullion and Wealth M…
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Meet the enigmatic manager who oversees Larry Page's Google fortune
Wayne Osborne manages the money of Google founder Larry Page, the world's sixth-richest man. He's l…
Hugh Langley
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5 things that are hard to get even if you're pretty rich
Money sometimes can't buy everything. Exclusive reservations, elusive Birkin bags, and more can rem…
Jordan Hart
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Elon Musk is a homeowner again, despite his claims of couch surfing
The Tesla cofounder has claimed he doesn't own a home, but court records show he quietly purchased …
Grace Kay,Jack Newsham
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We all want to look like 'old money' in 2023, and no one exemplifies it better than Sofia Richie
The biggest style trend to sweep TikTok and Pinterest is the old-money aesthetic, and no one exempl…
Megan Willett-Wei
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Investors and execs eye Trump's potential return to the White House
Former President Donald Trump dominated the South Carolina GOP primary. Here's what a Trump win in …